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Lowestoft road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,488 road traffic collisions in Lowestoft, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 10,273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 1,503 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (85).

Collisions since 1980
8,488
139th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
10,273
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
64 people killed
Serious collisions
1,503
1,627 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
102
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
124
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lowestoft

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal610.7%
  • Serious1,50318%
  • Slight6,92482%

What the data shows

  • Lowestoft had 1,003 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 1,448 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Lowestoft were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,690 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lowestoft, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Lowestoft.

Where Lowestoft ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
139th
Most casualties
142nd
Most fatal collisions
180th
Most serious collisions
126th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,316 (16%)
  • Tuesday1,299 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,251 (15%)
  • Thursday1,290 (15%)
  • Friday1,396 (16%)
  • Saturday1,153 (14%)
  • Sunday783 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,302 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,028 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,690 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road862 (10%)
  • Roundabout725 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (2%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph7,927 (93%)
  • 40 mph329 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph140 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,565 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds991 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds112 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist61 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other496 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded85 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,914 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist2,269 (22%)
  • Cyclist2,109 (21%)
  • Pedestrian1,632 (16%)
  • Van occupant106 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant38 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lowestoft road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lowestoft, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Lowestoft peaked at 318 in 1980; 2025 had 102.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102124
202485104
20237297
2022102121
2021103119
20207078
2019122157
201892114
2017129148
2016126148
201591104
2014116138
2013134160
2012147183
2011124151
2010120147
2009179232
2008184225
2007175212
2006178219
2005204261
2004194237
2003185217
2002195242
2001219267
2000187241
1999205240
1998207261
1997189215
1996201243
1995194241
1994205255
1993189222
1992206251
1991244312
1990249291
1989299353
1988247299
1987271320
1986250293
1985271312
1984284351
1983264313
1982301373
1981259307
1980318375

Map of recent crashes in Lowestoft

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lowestoft

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lowestoft

The 24 most recent collisions in Lowestoft happened between 28 September and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lowestoft

The A12 has the most collisions in Lowestoft, 2,331 of 8,488 (27%), followed by the A1117 (833).

Collisions in Lowestoft on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA122,3312,89132423
2ndA11178331,0114137
3rdA1466508241141
4thA1144445526376
5thB1074317398274
6thB1532113133024
7thB138483100020
8thA11457890013
9thB138576108318
10thA47607706
11thB1375495608
12thB13513300
13thB13523400

Council area for Lowestoft

Lowestoft is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lowestoft accounts for 27% of them.

Postcode districts in Lowestoft

Collisions in Lowestoft were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NR32 (4,653) and NR33 (3,835).